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Mineral variety Healing crystal

Kunzite

✦ Stone of Divine Love ✦

☀️ Fades in Sunlight

Crystal lore: 💗 Love🌊 Calm

Spodumene variety.

Pink

Variety of Spodumene.

Kunzite specimen
Kunzite Nouristan.jpg · Wikimedia Commons (see file page for author & license)

Properties

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Care & Handling

  • ☀️ Fades in Sunlight Notorious for fading in light; it's sometimes called an 'evening stone'.

🌍 Where it's found

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✨ Metaphysical & Folklore

These are traditional and folk beliefs from crystal lore. They are not scientific or medical claims – crystals are not a substitute for professional care.

Lilac kunzite is associated with unconditional love and releasing emotional blockages.

Traditional uses
compassion, calm, heart healing
Chakra
Heart
Zodiac
♉Taurus ♌Leo ♏Scorpio
Element
💧Water

💞 Pairs well with (traditional pairings)

RhodochrositeA natural partner for compassion; Rhodochrosite also adds self-love. ChrysocollaPaired in tradition for calm, with Chrysocolla bringing communication as well. LarimarBoth carry the theme of calm, so together they're thought to reinforce it. LepidoliteA natural partner for calm; Lepidolite also adds transition. Clear QuartzClear quartz is the traditional amplifier, said to boost kunzite's compassion.

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